Chapter 29 Entering the house to search and finding clues
"Baomin, take a few people to your uncle Kaifeng's house. Don't alarm anyone. Look around the house to see if there is any news about Liu Daqiang." Li Kaizong is a soldier, and his mind is more cautious. He is now suspicious of Liu Daqiang's identity, and naturally wants to confirm it from multiple sources.
Li Baomin knew his father well and understood what he meant. "Okay." He then called a few cousins and left the main room.
When he came out, he did not forget to shout to Su Zhongguo and others who were chatting happily in the yard.
"Zhongguo, your father is calling you to come in."
Su Zhongguo was a very smart man. When he saw them, he immediately understood what his wife was doing.
"Oh, okay, I understand. Thank you, Brother Baomin."
"What are you thanking me for? We don't have enough firewood at home. Let's go get some dry firewood. We have to have a good drink tonight." In order not to disturb Liu Daqiang, Li Baominyi responded again.
"Okay, Uncle Daqiang helped Qiwen find a job today, so we really need to have a drink."
When Liu Daqiang heard Su Zhongguo talking about work again, he could no longer keep the smile on his face.
He felt that Su Zhongguo was deliberately spreading the news.
But everyone here is a member of the Li family, and he considers himself an outsider, so it is difficult for him to refute too much.
He laughed dryly twice and lowered his head.
His eyes were filled with resentment.
He felt that it would be impossible to lure Li Qiwen out of the village with a job.
We have to find another way.
No matter what he thinks, from now on, Liu Daqiang will never leave the Li family's sight.
Don’t ask why the Li family trusts Su Zhongguo so much.
In their perception, Liu Daqiang cannot be considered a member of the Li family, while Su Zhongguo is Li Kailiang's son-in-law, half son, which means he is half a member of the Li family.
Compared with the two, they trust Su Zhongguo more.
With Li Qiwen, a descendant of the Li family, they will certainly not make any mistakes.
Liu Daqiang had other plans in mind, so naturally he couldn't let Qiwen go to the town to hand over his work tomorrow.
He had to think of an excuse to ask Qi Wenming not to go to town tomorrow. After tomorrow, he would have endless excuses.
"Uncle Daqiang, you guys chat, I'll go in and see what my dad wants to talk to me about."
Liu Daqiang immediately put on a smile and said, "Go quickly, don't keep Brother Kailiang waiting. I still have work to do here, so I'll go get to work first. Qiwen, go help your brother and the others too. Your uncle is calling for dinner today, so you can't sit idle."
"I understand, Dad. Go ahead and do your work. I'll go fetch some water after I finish this cigarette."
After everyone left, Su Zhongguo took Qiwen into the main room.
When clan elders gather together like this, Liu Daqiang is not qualified to go forward.
Su Zhongguo felt that as long as he kept a close eye on Qiwen, he wouldn't be afraid of Liu Daqiang causing trouble.
"Brother Zhongguo, you go in. I'll go fetch some water." Qiwen felt a little guilty when he saw that Brother Zhongguo was going to pull him in to meet his uncle and the others.
There's no way. His family situation is special and cannot be compared with Brother Baojun and the others.
"These are the words of our elders. What are you afraid of? Let's go. There's no rush to fetch water."
Wang Chunfen is under the watchful eyes of Li's mother, so she is not afraid of Liu Daqiang taking action. Qiwen has the person under the supervision of his elders, so he doesn't have to worry.
In the main hall, everyone who had been chatting animatedly stopped when they saw Zhongguo bringing Qiwen in.
Seeing such a scene, Qiwen felt even more uncomfortable.
He knew that ever since his father left, the people in the tribe had disliked him.
Seeing him like this, Baojun stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "Why are you looking down? Come on, tell us what kind of job did Uncle Liu find for you? How much did it cost?"
There was a hint of moisture in Li Qiwen's eyes, mainly because he felt so uncomfortable just now.
Seeing that Brother Baojun gave him a way out, his eyes were filled with gratitude.
"Okay, Dad said he bought this job. It cost more than 300 yuan. All the money in the family was used to buy the job. Fortunately, the job was successful. I really have to thank my dad this time."
It is not difficult to hear from his words that he is very fond of Liu Daqiang.
It is understandable. After all, people who live together every day and pretend to be good at it can naturally win people's hearts.
If Su Zhongguo didn't know Liu Daqiang's thoughts, he would have been deceived, not to mention those people who had seen Liu Daqiang being nice to Li Qiwen for many years.
When everyone heard this, they thought of what Uncle Li had said before about not telling Qiwen. Now everyone felt that the eldest brother was more foresighted.
Given Li Qiwen's trust in Liu Daqiang, no matter what they said, they would only be trying to sow discord between them as father and son.
Fortunately, they were well prepared.
"Well, your father is quite capable. In our village, only your brother Baojun was noticed by the town leaders because he was a militiaman. That's why he had the opportunity to work in the town. You are also the first person in our village to have a job in the town."
Uncle Li started praising Qiwen by the wayside, praising him till he became shy.
"In that case, then you should listen to your father." Uncle Li felt that he couldn't say too much and decided to wait for news from Baomin.
At this time, Li Guoqiang also smiled and said, "You are quite capable, kid. You will be going to work soon. So you must keep your promise to your uncle. So, tomorrow, go up the mountain with your uncle to cut all the bamboo. You won't have to help pull it down the mountain."
When Li Qiwen heard this, he immediately remembered the matter. He had promised Uncle Guoqiang, but he was afraid that he couldn't do it tomorrow. "Uncle Guoqiang, if I don't do it tomorrow, my father told me to go to the factory to hand over the work to someone tomorrow. It may take a few days for me to officially start working."
"How about this? After I come back from my shift, I'll go with you to the mountains to cut bamboo, okay?"
Li Guoqiang was in a dilemma for a moment and immediately turned his gaze to his cousin.
Uncle Li glared at him, then said, "You're right. Which is more important, work or helping you cut bamboo? So, whoever is free tomorrow can go up the mountain and cut bamboo for you. We can't delay Qiwen's important task."
Hearing his cousin say this, Li Guoqiang was speechless. He had clearly not said that before.
"What are you looking at? I told you I'd find someone to help you. Why, your bamboo can't recognize people?"
Seeing that his cousin was angry, Li Guoqiang knew that his pretense was a little exposed.
"No, how could that be? Then let Qiwen get down to business."
Li Qiwen looked ashamed. It was his fault. He was the one who promised Uncle Guoqiang first.
Alas, "I'm sorry, Uncle Guoqiang."
"What are you talking about, brat?" Li Guoqiang stood up and walked over to Li Qiwen. "You're good in every way, except that you're a little timid. This won't do. Don't behave like this when you work outside. You'll get bullied."
Li Qiwen's eyes were red, and he felt the care of the elders in the clan, and his heart was warmed. "Well, kid, change."
The other side.
Li Baomin brought the two people to Li Kaifeng's house. They did not break anything in the house, but just searched in the main room. If they found nothing, they would restore the things.
"Brother Baomin didn't notice."
"Neither have I."
Li Baomin also searched every corner but found nothing.
However, he thought of where his father hid his private money, so he lay on the ground and took out a flashlight to shine on the bed.
This time I really made a discovery.
"Come and see."
As soon as he shouted, the two of them immediately lay on the ground like him. Seeing the place where the flashlight was shining, they excitedly said, "We found it."
It turned out that there was a raised square brick under the bed, and there were handprints on it, which showed that it was touched frequently.
A thinner person crawled in, quickly removed the bricks, and took out the things that were pressed underneath.
A small cloth bag.
"Something."
"We are not blind. We saw it. Express it out and take a look."
Li Baomin took the cloth bag and opened it carefully. He was dumbfounded as soon as he opened it.
He was literate, so he naturally knew what was in the cloth bag.
Remittance slip.
It says the remitter is Liu Shengqiang, Liu Shengqiang, why is it Liu Shengqiang.
After finding the thing, Li Baomin immediately asked his cousin inside to restore the place. Not only that, he also brought in a broom from outside and swept under the bed.
Now it doesn't look like anyone has gone in.
"Hurry, look again and see if there is anything else."
This time they specifically looked in the cracks in the walls and found several places where money was hidden.
It’s not much money, just a few dollars or so.
No one moved. When the three of them saw that they had made no other discoveries, they decided to leave.
After restoring the door to its original state, the three of them walked around the back of the house and each carried a bundle of firewood back.
When they came back, the table had already been set outside. The three of them didn't dare to delay and hurried into the main room.
When I came in and found that everyone was still there, I felt relieved.
He was also afraid that he would be too late and make too much noise, which would alarm Liu Daqiang.
"Dad, we found this." Li Baomin handed the thing to his father, and then took his two cousins to the side to drink water.
Uncle Li opened the cloth bag and saw the remittance slip inside.
We also discovered the remitter, Liu Shengqiang, and the recipient, Bai Jingxiang. Needless to say, it must be a woman's name.
Uncle Li was so angry.
"Damn it! He dared to plot against my Li family. He is really courting death."
Uncle Li slammed the table and passed the thing in his hand to the next person.
The next person happened to be Mr. Li. He took it and looked at it, then laughed angrily, "One hundred yuan, I really raised a thief."
There are quite a few receipts, the highest of which is for one hundred yuan and was just sent out a few days ago. There are also some for ten or twenty yuan. The amount is not much, but the total amount of several receipts is not small.
"I told you Kaifeng left Qiwen some money before he died, but that bitch Zheng Dahua insisted she didn't. It seems like she's having an affair. How come she doesn't even want her son now that she has a man?"
Another hot-tempered elder of the Li family started yelling and cursing angrily.
The sound was not concealed, and Uncle Li got so angry that he stood up and kicked him, "Why are you yelling? Are you afraid that others can't hear you?"
He was already very angry because his daughter was bullied at home, and now he found a thief in the house, which made him even angrier. After being yelled at by Uncle Li, kicking him was the least of his worries.
"Brother, please be gentle. I am really angry now, am I not?"
"Hmph, even if you're angry, just bear it. Baojun, you know a lot of people. Go, go to the town and find out who Liu Shengqiang is and who Bai Jingxiang is."
This matter cannot be delayed or left until tomorrow, it must be dealt with immediately.
Li Baojun felt that he had a really hard time these days, as he was the one doing all the errands.
"Okay, uncle, I'll go right away."
But he couldn't refuse.
Su Zhongguo looked at the sky outside and pulled Baojun aside, "I'll go with you. It will be late when we get back at night, and I'm worried."
As he spoke, he looked at his uncle and said, "Uncle, we need someone to keep an eye on Liu Daqiang. We can't let him get desperate. If we can keep him here tonight, then that's the best place to do it. Baojun and I will go there quickly and be back soon. If he's really a bad guy, we'll bring the police with us. This is a new society now, and we can't afford to lose our lives for someone like him."
He had discovered before that his uncle had the idea of dealing with Liu Daqiang privately, but he couldn't let that happen.
It's not worth it to hurt yourself and others for such a person.
"Yes, big brother Zhongguo is right. You can't use the same tactics on him that you used to deal with the Japanese. It will not be good for Baoguo and the others." Father Li also began to persuade.
He understands his elder brother better than anyone else and knows more. His elder brother is good in everything except that he hasn't figured it out yet.
Uncle Li was naturally unhappy, but looking at the children below, he sighed. Yes, their descendants could not be implicated because of him.
"Okay, I get it. If there's anything, report it to the police. Trust the country."
When these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, for they were afraid that the chaotic events of the past would happen again.
"You two have worked hard. After this is over, I'll have Qiwen serve you tea."
Li Baojun knew the meaning of the tea ceremony. How could this be allowed? "Uncle, what are you talking about? Qiwen and I are cousins. There's no need to do this. As long as he's fine, that's all that's needed."
Su Zhongguo was puzzled, but he didn't say anything and just listened.
"Oh, you're all good kids. Okay, I'm late for dinner. I'll call you for dinner next time. You can eat whatever you want."
With this, Baojun immediately laughed and said, "That's great, uncle, don't feel bad when the time comes."
"Get lost, go now."
In this way, Li Baojun and Su Zhongguo left the village together.
When he left, he didn't even have time to say goodbye to his wife.
Fortunately, Li Guixiang is one of the people who knows the situation, and I believe she can comfort her brother and sister-in-law.
As for Liu Daqiang, he felt like he was dreaming that day. The eldest brother of the Li family actually asked him to sit at the same table with them.
Not only that, he also toasted to himself in a friendly manner.
He has been in the village for many years, but this is his first time.
Not only them, but even the younger generations toasted him one by one and were very respectful, which made him feel dizzy.
Before he knew it, he was drunk.
"These are all trivial matters. When I have enough money, I will help you all find jobs in the city. Then you can all become city dwellers."
As soon as he drank too much of this wine, he started bragging.
But everyone is happy to support him.
When the young couple Zheng Dahua and Li Qiwen came over, Liu Daqiang was already drunk and snoring on the table.
"Sister-in-law, let Daqiang sleep here tonight. It's rare for us to be so happy." When Uncle Li saw Zheng Dahua coming over, a stern look flashed in his eyes, but he still had a smile on his face.
"Brother, this is not good." Zheng Dahua did not expect that the Li family would accept Daqiang. She was happy but also felt a little flustered.
She knows better than anyone how she has treated Qiwen over the years.
She always wanted to have another child for Daqiang, but her belly just wasn't working, so there had been no pregnancy for many years.
It was not until Qiwen grew up and the clan helped him get married that she slowly gave up the idea of having another child.
But in the early days, she really felt guilty towards the Li family and her own son.
Alas, if I had known that she couldn't have children, I would have been nicer to the child. As a result, she is not close to her son, but Liu Daqiang has a closer relationship with her son.
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